I don't follow CB that much. What does this mean? Do we actually get blue chip recruits from other states now? Or do we still get 3 stars mostly?

We've been getting a good amount of 4 stars the last few years. We even got our first 5 star ever last year. We stick to the State of Rutgers but recruiting has been on the up swing for quite a while now.

This move will not make as big of a difference as you would think. We still will get poached but NJ is mostly owned by us now.

Maybe in the long run but right now it is going to probably be the same sweet spot the team has been plucking from. Now if the team has success against the Michigans, Ohio States, and Penn States of the world gradually you will see things start to happen recruit wise.

The immediate impact is going to be the amount of revenue sharing increase coming from the conference itself and more sold out games to see grade A opponents.

So what does that increase in money mean? Just funding for other sports or better stadium renovations for the football team? I would be interested to see if we can beat UMICH, OSU, and PSU. I am still waiting for the day we can consistently grab 3-5 star recruits.

So what does that increase in money mean? Just funding for other sports or better stadium renovations for the football team? I would be interested to see if we can beat UMICH, OSU, and PSU. I am still waiting for the day we can consistently grab 3-5 star recruits.

We do consistently grab those recruits now. Rutgers has had a top 50 class the last 5 years.

The extra money will help finance the first expansion that we're still paying for and it also allow the college to bring back some sports they had to cut. No one is sure what programs will be brought back yet though.

We do consistently grab those recruits now. Rutgers has had a top 50 class the last 5 years.

The extra money will help finance the first expansion that we're still paying for and it also allow the college to bring back some sports they had to cut. No one is sure what programs will be brought back yet though.

It will be interesting how fast a Rutgers/ Penn St rivalry develops. I know that they really push to get NJ recruits and with a manageable driving distance for tailgaters things should heat up pretty quickly IMO.

It will be interesting how fast a Rutgers/ Penn St rivalry develops. I know that they really push to get NJ recruits and with a manageable driving distance for tailgaters things should heat up pretty quickly IMO.

Agreed. Not only is a large percentage of our football team from NJ and Maryland, but NJ is also the largest state represented at PSU behind PA in terms of student body.

Well we had a few but looking at the bigger named or successful history schools, they seem to have nothing but 4 and 5 star guys. I know that might be far off or WAY off, but can we get a few 5s and a bunch of 4s? Are we closer to that at least or will we be by this move is what I am curious about?

Well we had a few but looking at the bigger named or successful history schools, they seem to have nothing but 4 and 5 star guys. I know that might be far off or WAY off, but can we get a few 5s and a bunch of 4s? Are we closer to that at least or will we be by this move is what I am curious about?

This year we're a little down because a lot of the NJ kids wanted to leave state no matter what.

In general the last few years we get majority 3* and usually pull three to five 4* a year with Hamilton being our first 5* ever but even with in that the quality of recruit has got a ton better. Being able to sell the B1G will only help but we're never going to be on the upper echelon like Texas, USC, Michigan, ND, Alabama, LSU and so on. It's tough to foresee that really happening unless we go on a run that not even Scotty could imagine.

This year we're a little down because a lot of the NJ kids wanted to leave state no matter what.

In general the last few years we get majority 3* and usually pull three to five 4* a year with Hamilton being our first 5* ever but even with in that the quality of recruit has got a ton better. Being able to sell the B1G will only help but we're never going to be on the upper echelon like Texas, USC, Michigan, ND, Alabama, LSU and so on. It's tough to foresee that really happening unless we go on a run that not even Scotty could imagine.

Ok, that's what I convinced myself. I look, for fun, on the schools you listed. It really is amazing!

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Something insane like that. You look at that and I think to myself, how in the world does that happen on a consistent basis? I think it's a loyalty aspect too. A lot of the Texas schools want to go to Texas, and those that don't go to the other good schools there. Our guys stay in state, in NJ, but a lot also go to PSU, ND, and BC. If we can increase that retention rate more that would be great.

We are slowly getting better keeping the NJ guys home but Rutgers has always had a stigma against it and for good reason. It takes a long time to change that around and Schiano was amazing in that regard. Like you said there is no loyalty to Rutgers among players compared to other states but it's slowly coming around. Just need to keep winning.

We are slowly getting better keeping the NJ guys home but Rutgers has always had a stigma against it and for good reason. It takes a long time to change that around and Schiano was amazing in that regard. Like you said there is no loyalty to Rutgers among players compared to other states but it's slowly coming around. Just need to keep winning.

We also have maintained a nice foothole in Florida thanks to coach Schiano. If we keep winning in a tougher conference we might be able to pluck some of their upper echelon players as well.

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tim pernetti retweeted me. he's the best person ever. the end

He really is. I jokingly applied for the job of associate athletic director and he sent me a handwritten note saying how he appreciated my application and talked about how he liked the idea of Rutgers grads wanting to fill positions at the university, even though I wasn't qualified at all.